Dye & Durham (DND) Competitors

Lightspeed Commerce (TSE:LSPD) and Dye & Durham (TSE:DND) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to LSPD or DND?

In the previous week, Dye & Durham had 2 more articles in the media than Lightspeed Commerce. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Dye & Durham and 0 mentions for Lightspeed Commerce. Lightspeed Commerce's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Dye & Durham's score of -0.49 indicating that Lightspeed Commerce is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Lightspeed Commerce	Neutral
Dye & Durham	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LSPD or DND?

Lightspeed Commerce received 152 more outperform votes than Dye & Durham when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.51% of users gave Lightspeed Commerce an outperform vote while only 51.11% of users gave Dye & Durham an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lightspeed Commerce	Outperform Votes 198 68.51%	Underperform Votes 91 31.49%
Dye & Durham	Outperform Votes 46 51.11%	Underperform Votes 44 48.89%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of LSPD or DND?

62.8% of Lightspeed Commerce shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.6% of Dye & Durham shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.9% of Lightspeed Commerce shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 25.6% of Dye & Durham shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is LSPD or DND more profitable?

Lightspeed Commerce has a net margin of -15.55% compared to Dye & Durham's net margin of -38.23%. Lightspeed Commerce's return on equity of -6.24% beat Dye & Durham's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lightspeed Commerce	-15.55%	-6.24%	-3.79%
Dye & Durham	-38.23%	-42.91%	1.78%

Do analysts prefer LSPD or DND?

Lightspeed Commerce presently has a consensus target price of C$28.08, suggesting a potential upside of 15.33%. Dye & Durham has a consensus target price of C$22.08, suggesting a potential upside of 34.16%. Given Dye & Durham's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Dye & Durham is more favorable than Lightspeed Commerce.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lightspeed Commerce	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Dye & Durham	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, LSPD or DND?

Lightspeed Commerce has higher revenue and earnings than Dye & Durham. Lightspeed Commerce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dye & Durham, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lightspeed Commerce	C$966.28M	3.82	-C$150.27M	-C$1.34	-18.17
Dye & Durham	C$457.70M	2.41	-C$174.98M	-C$2.93	-5.62

Which has more volatility & risk, LSPD or DND?

Lightspeed Commerce has a beta of 2.69, meaning that its stock price is 169% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dye & Durham has a beta of 2.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lightspeed Commerce beats Dye & Durham on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.